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Cristopher Sanchez sets Phillies' scoreless innings mark in win over Padres
Cristopher Sanchez set the Philadelphia Phillies' franchise record for consecutive scoreless innings Wednesday as they completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 3-0 win at Petco Park.,Sanchez passed Grover Cleveland Alexander's mark of 41 innings, set in 1911, by retiring Jackson M...

Lack of contract extension does not faze Ravens QB Lamar Jackson
The last time that two-time NFL Most Valuable Player Lamar Jackson spoke publically occurred after Baltimore Ravens placekicker Tyler Loop misfired badly on a short field goal that would have elevated the team into the playoffs.,It put a punctuation point on a very frustrating season for Jackson, wh...

Aggressive Ben Griffin looking to repeat as champ at Colonial
Ben Griffin has plenty of reasons to be fond of Colonial Country Club., ,The iconic venue was the site of his first solo win on the PGA Tour last year. That victory helped Griffin vault into the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time and secure a place on the United States' Ryder Cup team.,...

Rob Refsnyder, Julio Rodriguez help Mariners pound Athletics
Rob Refsnyder and Julio Rodriguez hit three-run homers and Logan Gilbert pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners routed the host Athletics 9-1 Wednesday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif., to move into first place in the American League West for the first time this season.,The reigni...

Justin Thomas takes on Colonial brimming with confidence
Until he teed up a ball at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in early March of this season, Justin Thomas might have had doubts about his future as a top professional golfer.,He had undergone microdiscectomy surgery for nagging hip pain, which ended his 2025 season in mid-November. Even though he misse...

Colts QB Daniel Jones takes field, targets training camp, Week 1
Colts quarterback Daniel Jones is targeting Week 1 for his return and taking most of his rehab from a ruptured Achilles in stride this offseason. ,Nearly six months removed from season-ending surgery in November, Jones ran through individual drills and threw passes during the start of voluntary team...

Golf Glance: PGA Tour hits iconic Colonial; LIV Golf returns in Korea
The PGA Tour is at one of its oldest stops in Fort Worth, Texas, while the LPGA Tour hits New Jersey and LIV Golf returns to action in Korea. Austria's Sepp Straka seeks to win his national open on the DP World Tour.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Charles Schwab Challenge, Fort Worth, Texas, May 28-31,Course: ...

Brewers get hits late, edge Cardinals for series sweep
Sal Frelick scored the go-ahead run on an eighth-inning error as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for a 2-1 win and a series sweep over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.,Milwaukee took the lead in the eighth when Jackson Chourio's two-out grounder was misplayed for an error by St. Louis sh...

Kazuma Okamoto's 6th inning homer lifts Jays over Marlins
Kazuma Okamoto hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning Wednesday afternoon and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Miami Marlins 2-1.,The Marlins outhit the Blue Jays 11-5 in the rubber match of a three-game series but stranded eight in going 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Th...

President Trump plans to hit Garden for NBA Finals as guest of Knicks owner
President Donald Trump plans to pull up a seat at Madison Square Garden during the NBA Finals as a guest of Knicks owner James Dolan. ,Trump said he was invited to attend Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals but New York ended the series in a four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday b...

Gavin Williams sharp as Guardians salvage finale vs. Nats
Chase DeLauter drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and Gavin Williams moved into a tie for the major league lead in wins as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon.,DeLauter singled home fellow rookie Travis Bazzana in a three-run fifth for...

Hawks promote Onsi Saleh to president of basketball ops
Following their first playoff appearance since 2023, the Atlanta Hawks promoted general manager Onsi Saleh to president of basketball operations on Wednesday.,Saleh, 40, who joined the Hawks in May 2024 as assistant GM and was promoted to GM in April 2025, signed a long-term contract extension.,"I h...

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel dances around distractions, 'focus on today'
Speaking to the media in a formal setting for the first time since revealing he would miss the final day of the NFL draft, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said he is keeping his focus narrow. ,One month since the scandal broke involving Vrabel and former NFL reporter Dianni Russini, the Patriots ass...

Bipartisan bill in Senate aims to stabilize college sports
Two U.S. senators announced plans on Wednesday for a bipartisan college sports bill attempting to stabilize an industry dealing with issues such as athlete eligibility, transfers and a spending cap as well as conference power plays.,The Protect College Sports Act, written by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and M...

Packers RB Josh Jacobs out of jail, investigation ongoing
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was released from police custody Wednesday following his arrest on several domestic violence charges.,No charges were filed, however, to which the Brown County (Wis.) District Attorney's Office said there is a distinction between the evidence threshold for ...

Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. not yet cleared for 11-on-11 drills
Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is not yet ready for 11-on-11 drills as he recovers from a torn ACL, new Atlanta coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday.,Penix, 26, is "doing outstanding" and will participate in individual drills and 7-on-7 work at OTAs while awaiting full medical clearance on hi...

Yuliia Starodubtseva jolts No. 2 Elena Rybakina at French Open
Yuliia Starodubtseva recorded the biggest win of her career by posting a 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) victory over second-seeded Elena Rybakina on Wednesday in the second round of the French Open in Paris.,Starodubtseva, a 26-year-old from the Ukraine who attended Old Dominion, bounced back from dropping the o...

Report: Chiefs rework George Karlaftis' contract, create $7.7M in cap space
The Kansas City Chiefs have created $7.7 million in salary cap space by converting $9.685 million of defensive end George Karlaftis' salary into a signing bonus, Spotrac reported on Wednesday.,The Chiefs now are an estimated $13.3 million under the salary cap, per the report, which could be applied ...

Two goaltenders among 2026 PWHL MVP finalists
Ann-Renee Desbiens of the Montreal Victoire, Aerin Frankel of the Boston Fleet and Kelly Pannek of the Minnesota Frost were named finalists Wednesday for the 2026 PWHL Billie Jean King MVP award.,Desbiens and Frankel are the first goaltenders to be named finalists for the award, which honors the pla...

Paul Casey (wrist) WDs from LIV Golf Korea
A wrist injury prompted Paul Casey to withdraw from LIV Golf Korea on Wednesday, one day before the start of the tournament.,Australia's Travis Smyth will replace the Englishman in the lineup for Crushers GC at Asiad Country Club in Busan, South Korea.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" ...